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Avena strigosa
Also called Bristle Oat, Black Oat, Sand Oat, Gray Oat, Small Oat, Black Oats
Lopsided oat (Avena strigosa) is an annual grass of the grass family, grown mainly as forage and for its small seeds, which are sometimes eaten by people. It is a cool-season crop that thrives in mild temperate conditions with ample sun and moisture.
Avena strigosa (also called lopsided oat, bristle oat or black oat; syn. Avena hispanica Ard.) is a species of grass native to Europe. It has edible seeds and is often cultivated as animal feed in Portugal and Brazil. It is the only 14-chromosome species of the seven in existence that is grown for profit (though on small land areas). It is sometimes reported as a weed.
Avena strigosa used to be cultivated as human food in Scotland, but it is now cultivated as a forage for ruminants in South America. It is a nutritive grass with a good protein content.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Avena strigosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
